Two weeks after a close governor's race, Scott Milne says he is still deciding how to respond to the election results.

Milne, the Republican candidate challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin, has not conceded the race, nor has he said whether he will actively campaign for the Legislature to elect him in January. Last week, Milne said he would make an announcement about his decision this week. Tuesday, Milne announced only that he would postpone his announcement.

The Legislature will decide the governor's race when lawmakers convene in January because neither Milne nor Shumlin won a majority of the vote.

Shumlin, who received about 2,400 votes more than Milne, is expecting a third term and has said the Legislature should continue a tradition of choosing the candidate with the greatest number of votes.

The leader of the state Republican Party, David Sunderland, has suggested legislators should instead consider voting with their constituents, according to their districts. Democrats hold solid majorities in the House and Senate.

In a statement Tuesday, Milne's campaign said he would talk with Vermonters and "digest more state history" before making an announcement next month.

"I want to ensure that Vermonters who voted for change do not feel disenfranchised, and that their concerns are not forgotten when the Legislature meets in January," Milne said in the statement, adding later that he wanted to make a decision in Vermont's best interest.

Milne promised to make a formal announcement in early December about "the constitutional demands placed on our Legislature to elect our next governor."

Milne told the Burlington Free Press in an interview that he no longer has a Vermont State Police detail, as he had immediately following the election. State police stayed with Milne for about one and a half days, he said.

"We mutually decided it didn't make sense," Milne said.

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